October is Mental Health Awareness Month. A donation by the Casey Blume Memorial Foundation, made possible by the generosity of the community at the foundation's annual golf outing, enabled the library to add 28 new titles. They range from children's picture books on bullying to middle school/young adult books dealing with teen issues to adult books about mental health problems and solutions. Visit the library to check out these informational additions to the library's collection.

Craft and Hobby Night is one week earlier in October. Friday is the date, with doors to the Colby City Hall Community Room opening at 4 p.m. A demo by Becky Schmelzer on Tips for Making a T-Shirt Quilt will begin at 6 p.m. Dutch treat pizza will be ordered that evening but accompaniments to the meal are welcome. This is a fun evening for adults wishing to work on projects in the company of others.

The book clubs will be meeting the third week of the month. Nineteen members are registered for the afternoon book club and will be discussing the title "Second Nature" by Jacquelyn Mitchard at 1 p.m. Tuesday. The evening book club will be talking about "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi. The discussion by the 14 members will take place at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday.

A "Hot-Hot-Hot" open house is planned for the evening of Oct. 24. Enjoy activities for the entire family from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. The evening will focus on hot themes of fire safety, sizzling new crafts and demos, and warm cider and treats.

Treat yourself to a new canvas library bag. For only $10, you can purchase an all-purpose monogrammed bag in a variety of colors. The zippered version is only $15 and is available in several colors. All sales support the Friends of the Colby Public Library.

"Read Around the World" continues at the CPL with African books and movies being featured. Peruse the display on our book drop for some exciting and educational titles.

Trick-or-treat at the library on Oct. 31. Anyone wearing a costume to the library on that day will be given a treat.

Story times are held each Thursday at 10:30 a.m. for children ages 2 and older accompanied by a parent or caregiver. This fall, each week's theme is centered around a different forest animal.

Call the library for more information at 715-223-2000 about any of the programs.

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Column: Colby Public Library plans busy October

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